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   <h1>Introductory Legal English</h1>
   <h3>Docente</h3>
   <p> Fernando                 Checo Fern&aacute;ndez</p>
   <p> <strong>Nivel:</strong> Upper-intermediate</p>
   <p><strong>Acerca de los cursos:</strong> Intermediate                 Law Skills.</p>
   <p> Estos cursos tienen como fin introducir a los alumnos                 a la gram&aacute;tica, estructuras y vocabulario t&iacute;picos                 del &aacute;mbito jur&iacute;dico. Es ideal para aquellos que, tras                 haber cursado niveles en esta Direcci&oacute;n u otro centro de                 idiomas, tengan la necesidad de leer y comprender material jur&iacute;dico                 redactado en ingl&eacute;s. Por otra parte, no es el prop&oacute;sito                 de este curso formar profesionales o expertos en el sistema jur&iacute;dico                 del &quot;Common Law&quot; sino afianzar el nivel de idioma a trav&eacute;s                 del an&aacute;lisis de conceptos b&aacute;sicos dictados en los                 cursos. El material a utilizar y la metodolog&iacute;a de trabajo                 permitir&aacute;n la transici&oacute;n entre un curso tradicional                 y uno de estas caracter&iacute;sticas. La bibliograf&iacute;a comprende                 obras de los pa&iacute;ses del sistema en estudio con ejercitaci&oacute;n                 adaptada a los textos. Se trabajar&aacute; la comprensi&oacute;n                 de textos, el reconocimiento de estructuras, vocabulario y usos                 del lenguaje del derecho. S&oacute;lo se prev&eacute; a este nivel                 la producci&oacute;n b&aacute;sica por parte del alumno. El curso                 contempla la evaluaci&oacute;n constante mediante la ejercitaci&oacute;n                 y una evaluaci&oacute;n escrita final en base a la ejercitaci&oacute;n                 del curso.</p>
   <p><strong>Requisito para la inscripci&oacute;n:</strong> haber concurrido al test de nivelaci&oacute;n.</p>
   <p><strong>Nivel de ingl&eacute;s requerido: </strong>intermedio alto.<br />
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     <strong>About the courses: </strong>&ldquo;Intermediate Law                 Skills&rdquo;</p>
   <p><br />
     The purpose of our courses is to introduce students to the grammar,                 structures and vocabulary that are typical of the language of the                 law. It is ideal for those students who have attended courses in                 this Department or other language centres and need to read and understand                 texts drafted in legal English. It is therefore not our purpose                 to train students to become professionals or experts in the Common                 Law but to consolidate their level of command of the language through                 the practice of the basic concepts delivered in the courses. The                 teaching material to be used and the methodology applied to the                 work in class will help with the transition between a traditional                 course and one of the characteristics described herein. The bibliography                 includes textbooks from the country whose legal system the courses                 are based on; and together with the bibliography there are sets                 of exercises specially prepared on the texts. The courses focus                 on reading comprehension, the identification of structures, vocabulary                 and usage of the language of the law and basic written production.                 Students will be tested throughout the course by means of the exercises                 given to them in class. There will also be a final written test                 similar in format to the exercises the students are familiar with.</p>
   <p><strong>Pre-requisite for enrolment:</strong> to have taken the level                 test.</p>
   <p><strong>English level required:</strong> upper-intermediate.<br />
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       <strong>Nivel: </strong>Upper-intermediate</p>
   <p><strong>Acerca del curso: </strong>&ldquo;Ingl&eacute;s Jur&iacute;dico                 &ndash; Elemental&rdquo; &lt;Curso Introductorio&gt;<br />
  &ldquo;Intermediate Law Skills&rdquo; &lt;Introductory Module&gt;</p>
   <p><strong>To the student:</strong></p>
   <p>This course is devised for students who have a good                 level of command of the English language and want to take their                 first steps in other areas of specialised English. Since the language                 of the law is different from everyday English, students need to                 start the transition between reading and understanding various types                 of texts and getting to know the background of this particular area                 of the language. Consequently, this course is ideal as a first,                 introductory course in legal English.<br />
     Students are going to read material from various sources of information                 and are going to learn how the language of the law operates by a                 process of incorporating the new vocabulary and structures typical                 of the subject they are reading about, which should not be confused                 with studying the subject in detail. The sources include articles                 taken from magazines and newspapers as well as relevant literature                 from coursebooks. <br />
     The syllabus for this course is different. First, it is flexible.                 You will notice that there are not many sub-topics included in the                 units. The reason for this is that the teacher has the possibility                 to select the areas of interest for the students as the course is                 in progress from the feedback he gets from the group. Second, it                 is multi-purpose. Students have the chance to know the language                 of the law through an appropriate introduction plus both the vocabulary                 and relevant structures typical of this field.</p>
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     <strong>Pre-requisite for enrolment: </strong>to have taken the level test.<br />
     Level of English required: upper-intermediate<br />
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     <strong>Nivel:</strong> Upper-intermediate</p>
   <p><strong>Programa del curso:</strong> &ldquo;Ingl&eacute;s                 Jur&iacute;dico - Elemental&rdquo; &lt;Curso Introductorio&gt;<br />
  &ldquo;Intermediate Law Skills&rdquo; &lt;Introductory Module&gt;</p>
   <p><br />
     <strong>UNIT I: THE COMMON LAW</strong><br />
     A- The language of the law: general characteristics.<br />
     B- Topics: The Common Law: historical background. Systems of law.                 Common Law and Equity. The Judicature Acts: The Common Law today.</p>
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     UNIT II: THE NATURE OF LAW</strong><br />
     A- The language of the law: some peculiarities of vocabulary and                 specific legal terms.<br />
    B- Topics: The nature and classification of law. Sources of English                 law. Branches of the law.</p>
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     <strong>UNIT III: THE LAW OF PERSONS</strong><br />
     A- The language of the law: vocabulary and legal collocations.<br />
     B- Topics: The law of persons. Natural and artificial persons in                 the U.K. Differences in terminology with US legislation. Status                 and capacity under English legislation.</p>
   <p><strong><br />
     UNIT IV: COSTITUTIONAL LAW AND GOVERNMENT</strong><br />
     A- Legal usage: Tenses and mood. Suffixed prepositions.<br />
    B- Topics: Constitutional principles: UK and US. Characteristics                 of constitutions and the state. The separation of powers. Composition                 of government: UK and US. The British and American constitutions.                 Civil rights and liberties. Individuals and government.</p>
   <p><strong>Comment on bibliography:</strong><br />
    All the material for the course is going to be made available to                 the students in class as well as a list of selected bibliography                 for the course.</p>
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